With
CHRISTmas only a few days away, my children are filled with joy,
anticipation & a whole lot of craziness! I guess I should be honest
with you, I am too :) There is something so magical about this time of
year. From ages 1-101, it seems that most of us feel a sense of joy,
hope and sometimes uncontrollable excitement at this time of the year.
We know and do our best to remember that it is CHRISTmas and that Jesus
is the Reason for the Season. But that inner child inside each of us is
bursting with the excitement - the excitement of the parties we attend,
the excitement of the perfect gift we buy for that perfect someone &
yes, excitement of the gifts that we will receive! One of my favorite
parts of CHRISTmas is the excitement of my being with my six blessings
on Christmas morning. From ages 3-18, they open each gift with hope
& excitement that it may be the one gift they wished would be under
the tree. Yes, they know that Jesus is THE gift that we have all hoped
for - we talk about this throughout advent and we do our best to focus
on others through our Advent Angel activity we do at home and our
service projects. However, they still love to receive gifts! (and so do
I :) But as I have grown, I have come to truly love when God reveals
His gifts in life that, in some cases, we have had all along. The gift
of my healthy family, the gift of Ricky's job to support our family,
the gift of those moments when all six children are getting along, the
gift of love among my children, the gift of my 3 year-old randomly
talking about Jesus' birthday and the gift of HOPE & EXCITEMENT!
Since the gift of Mary's "YES!" to the angel Gabriel, God has given us
all the opportunity to say "YES!" to His gifts. One gift that I have
come to realize, probably for the first time in forever, is the true
gift of JOSEPH! Can you imagine the HOPE & EXCITEMENT he must have
felt when God revealed his plan, His gift, to him in a dream? He had
just learned that his fiance was pregnant and it wasn't his child?! I
can't imagine the thoughts that he must have had about the situation. I
believe that he had some hope and very little excitement about this.
But then the dream happened, yes, it really happened - the dream that
gave Joseph HOPE & EXCITEMENT! The dream that revealed the greatest
GIFT - "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your
wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit." Matt 1:20

So
today, I would like to thank you St. Joseph! Thank you for saying
"YES!" to God ~ Thank you for supporting & LOVING Mary and Jesus ~
Thank you for raising our Savior as a Holy & Godly father ~ Thank
you for being a Patron Saint to many, especially fathers ~ & I want
to personally Thank you for supporting my husband, Ricky Joseph as the
head of our home & for leading our family to holiness. St Joseph,
pray for us :)

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Natasia Lucia ~ Helping all see the "Light of Christ"

Lucie's Light

New Orleans

Hi there...Thanks for taking a peek at my blog. I am a wife and mom, blessed with a wonderful husband and six beautiful children.
My husband, Ricky, and I were high school sweethearts and married right after college. We have five daughters and one son, ages 4 through 19 :) Our mission, as a family, is to share our love of God, the Light of Christ, and the gift of our Blessed Mother will all. We are also committed to taking an active role in the Respect Life Movement in many ways. We ask for your prayers that God may guide us and lead us everyday to know His will. Please know that you and your family are in our prayers.
Blessings,
Natasia Lucia